Dates: 23 July-8 August Time in Tokyo: BST +8 |
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Laura Kenny became the first British woman to clinch gold at three Olympics and pentathlete Kate French triumphed as Team GB won seven medals on Friday.
Laura Muir won 1500m silver, with another coming for the men’s 4x100m relay team and a bronze for the women.
GB also claimed bronzes in women’s hockey and the men’s cycling sprint.
Team GB now have 58 medals in total and with two days of competition left are battling to finish above Australia and the Russian Olympic Committee, who have 17 golds each.
Muir shattered the British 1500m record as the Scot finished second behind Kenya’s defending champion Faith Kipyegon, who set a new Olympic record.
Sprinter Dina Asher-Smith, whose 100m and 200m campaigns were ended by injury,…